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The Boxes Go Mobile
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Learners display their findings after a study of surface area and volume. They build a mobile to show a commercially available box and a constructed cubical box of the same volume.

Pulleys
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In this activity, learners build inexpensive pulley assemblies from pulley wheels used for sliding screen door replacement or from clothesline spreaders.

Why are Compact Fluorescent Bulbs More Efficient?
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In this activity, learners explore the relative efficiency of different bulbs, specifically incandescent vs. fluorescent.

Manufacturing Technologies: Making a Picture Frame
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Learners examine the manufacturing process while they make picture frames from cereal boxes.

How can You Demonstrate the Efficiency of Different Light Bulbs?
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In this activity, learners actually feel the difference in energy required to light two different types of light bulbs: incandescent light and LEDs.

New Boxes from Old
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Learners determine the surface area and volume of two identical boxes, and then figure out the dimensions of a cubical box with the same volume.